The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-27
HARNEY'S REVENGE.
Events Following the Massacre on the
Caloosahatchie.

Caloosahatchie.
From the Florida Fdrmer aud Fruit Gro'oer.
When the massacre ON the Caloosahatchie
ended the truce which had for a short time
suspended operations against the Seminoles,
the war open with renewed activity. The
naval force on the coast consisted of the top
sail schooners Flirt, Wave and Otsego, COM
manded respectively by Lieut.. Com. j. T.
Mclaughlin. Lieut.. John Rodgers, date
AdmiraD, Passed Midshipman Edmund
Shubrich. The army force consisted of the
Third Artillery, Sixth Infantry, Second
Dragons and a part OF the Seventh In
fantry The Eight Infantry came later,
under command of Col. Worth, who
soon after was promoted and, relieving
Gen. Zachary Taylor, pushed active
operations until the war was practically
ended.
Col Harvey was raging mad when he
reached Biscayne Key, swearing the bitter
est vengeance on the murderers OF his brave
men. 1t was murder in its broadest sense,
for the men fell not as soldiers i'll battle,
but were surprised in bed, shot down, slain
and scalped, with no chance for resistance.
On the island which forms Cape Florida,
there were several companies of the Third
Artillery, and two companies of the Second
Dragons. Harvey as Northumberland,
ranked all the officers ut the post, and the
naval men having large number OF cy-
press canoes which had been made expressly
for their use in following the Indians up
the rivers, lagoons and bays along the
coast, made this easy of accomplish
ment.
Calling for volunteers, the brave Harvey
soon had 200 picked men, sailors and sol
diers, ready for a start. forget just now
the names of all the officers that went along.
| am almost sure that Gen. 7. w. Sherman
Stree dead was one, for he was at the post
as Lieutenant Commanding. know the
late Gen. Ord, was there, also Lieut. Rod
ney, of Delaware, gallant dragon, and
Capt. Fulton, of the same regiment. Fran
els Kee Murray, John Contee and Lieut.
Rodgers, were in the naval contingent.
Taking with them a coil of small, strong
rope they got off just before dark, provis-
toned for ten days, armed and munitioned
for a weeks steady fighting. if it came to
that. There were thirty boats and canoes,
averaging about seven men in each. They
padded as silently as possible up to old Fort
Dallas, at the mouth of Miami river, and
entering it, pushed silently and rapidly into
the Everglades. The strictest orders were
given not to fire gun, nor even give an
order in loud tone. An experienced guide
was in the first canoe, and the others fol-
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